Internet Drafts and RFCs: Internet Architectural Documents

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Readers are also very much encouraged to look at Saltzer, Reed, Clark: "End-to-end Arguments in System Design" . It is a fundamental paper explaining the end-to-end concept on which the Internet is built. Sally Floyd maintains a list of research questions on the Internet.
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rfc1958.txt Summary
Architectural Principles of the Internet
Author(s) B. Carpenter, Ed.
Organization ietf
State informational
Size 17345 bytes
updated by rfc3439.txt Summary
Abstract The Internet and its architecture have grown in evolutionary fashion from modest beginnings, rather than from a Grand Plan. While this process of evolution is one of the main reasons for the technology's success, it nevertheless seems useful to record a snapshot of the current principles of the Internet architecture. This is intended for general guidance and general interest, and is in no way intended to be a formal or invariant reference model.

rfc2775.txt Summary
Internet Transparency
Author(s) B. Carpenter
Organization ietf
State informational
Size 42956 bytes
Abstract This document describes the current state of the Internet from the architectural viewpoint, concentrating on issues of end-to-end connectivity and transparency. It concludes with a summary of some major architectural alternatives facing the Internet network layer. This document was used as input to the IAB workshop on the future of the network layer held in July 1999. For this reason, it does not claim to be complete and definitive, and it refrains from making recommendations.

rfc3002.txt Summary
Overview of 2000 IAB Wireless Internetworking Workshop
Author(s) D. Mitzel
Organization ietf
State informational
Size 101466 bytes
Abstract This document provides an overview of a workshop held by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) on wireless internetworking. The workshop was hosted by Nokia in Mountain View, CA, USA on February 29 thru March 2, 2000. The goal of the workshop was to assess current and future uses of Internet technology in wireless environments, to make recommendations on research and standardization tasks to improve acceptance of Internet network and transport protocols in wireless environments, and to evaluate methods to improve communication and collaboration among Internet standards working groups and those of the telephony and wireless sectors. This report summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of the IAB on behalf of the IETF community. Comments should be submitted to the IAB-Wireless-Workshop@ietf.org mailing list.

rfc2401.txt Summary
Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Author(s) S. Kent, R. Atkinson
Organization ietf
State proposed standard
Size 168162 bytes
obsoletes rfc1825.txt Summary
updated by rfc3168.txt Summary

rfc2316.txt Summary
Report of the IAB Security Architecture Workshop
Author(s) S. Bellovin
Organization ietf
State informational
Size 19733 bytes

rfc2990.txt Summary
Next Steps for the IP QoS Architecture
Author(s) G. Huston
Organization ietf
State informational
Size 65450 bytes
Abstract While there has been significant progress in the definition of Quality of Service (QoS) architectures for internet networks, there are a number of aspects of QoS that appear to need further elaboration as they relate to translating a set of tools into a coherent platform for end-to-end service delivery. This document highlights the outstanding architectural issues relating to the deployment and use of QoS mechanisms within internet networks, noting those areas where further standards work may assist with the deployment of QoS internets. This document is the outcome of a collaborative exercise on the part of the Internet Architecture Board.

draft-bradner-nsis-bof-01.txt Summary

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draft-iab-arch-changes-01.txt Summary

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draft-ymbk-arch-guidelines-05.txt Summary
Some Internet Architectural Guidelines and Philosophy
Author(s) Randy Bush, Tim Griffin, David Meyer
Organization ietf
State unknown
Date 2002-08-12
Size 71982 bytes
Abstract This document extends RFC 1958 [RFC1958] by outlining some of the philosophical guidelines to which architects and designers of Internet backbone networks should adhere. We describe the Simplicity Principle, which states that complexity is the primary mechanism that impedes efficient scaling, and discuss its implications on the architecture, design and engineering issues found in large scale Internet backbones. Table of Contents

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